Author Topic: Pet Peeves (Read 1574 times)

Creamo · « **on:** December 19, 2003, 09:32:49 AM »

I'm winding down from this near bad situation, bare with me.

I HATE people that fight for front parking spaces in a Mall or Supermarket to save them a 20 second walk. I always park at the back and walk, usually walking by the fat hag in a SUV still waiting to squeeze in a parking place to save her a 20 yard walk. (Saves door dents too.)

But the worst is yellow light runners. No other way to put it. Like they have something important to get too, they don’t, but think so. Yellow means slow down and wait at the Red, not speed up and risk killing someone in a puddle of hot radiator fluid and twisted metal. I just squealing hate it. I worked for a guy in college that said “ Never run a yellow turning red, it’s fate that you are stopped.” Of course that’s BS, but it’s that rational and my pet peeve may have saved my life or at least a bad side impact on a tard this morning.

I was on a road that goes over a small mountain that runs around the perimeter of Reno on McCarran Blvd. coming home this morning from work.

During the day it gets relatively heavy traffic, hence it has alot of traffic lights considering, but at night or early morning is void of traffic, and it’s dark as can be. The deer crossing signs hint at driving the speed limit or actually less at night, so it’s a slow 3 miles rather than taking 395 to I80. The stop lights at that time seem annoying, can tempt you to try and beat the yellow, but again, I don’t and didn’t. It may have put 20 seconds between me and a drunk/crash.

At the base of the hill on a divided road, there was a car stopped at the light on the left hand side in their turn lane, and I had a green. A car had pulled out of a establishment park to the left, and could only go right on up the divided hwy. But no, he turned left, went into oncoming traffic on his side, then blocked by the barrier divider, incredibly then went into oncoming traffic to the intersection, took a right, and yup, pulled straight in front of me in the intersection. I had slowed, but couldn’t believe it. It would have been a TBone if I was seconds earlier.

I braked, laid on the horn and swerved. As I avoided him, I was almost in road rage, till the car stopped at the light turned on the red and blues and after I passed went after the tard car.

Sweet!

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2003, 09:37:39 AM »

Going home last night a car in the other lane in front of me slowed as the light turned yellow. The problem was the car behind him hit the gas to run the light and ended up rear-ending the other car. I agree Red light runners are a big problem. My city is getting red light cameras early next year and I can not wait.

Charon · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2003, 09:40:59 AM »

My biggest peeve, when I lived in the city and commuted more, was cars that would pass a line of cars waiting at a red light by getting in a turn lane, then use the turn lane to jump ahead. Shoulder runners are a close second.

Charon

capt. apathy · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2003, 10:03:32 AM »

I hate it when downtown looking for a parking spot, a spot opens up, and you pull forward to back in and some dumb-ass slides in behind and goes in front first, then spends enough time going back and forth to finally wigle into the spot that I could have parked, done my business and left again before they even get half-way into the spot.

you back in to parallel park people, back in.

I used to get extreamly pissed when this would happen but now I've got a new system. I let them have the spot, then roll back beside them, roll down the passenger window and say "don't sweat it, go ahead and take my spot, I'm SURE your car will be just FINE while your away from it, don't give it another thought" then I give it my best maniacle grin and drive off.

it's happened a dozen times or more in the last year or so, at least 2 of them got a little freaked out and left to find a different place to park. of course with traffic as it was I had to drive around a bit to find a different one but it was still somewhat satisfying to watch them give it up.

aztec · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2003, 10:09:49 AM »

I hate tailgaters...they should all be shot. Second to that, lazy pukes who don't use their directionals....they should all be shot.
And then there's me, I should be hung....sure wish I was hung.

Maverick · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2003, 10:10:05 AM »

Gee creamo and here I thought you had little use or respect for Police doing traffic enforcement.

Wanker · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2003, 10:14:55 AM »

Yellow light runners are nothing compared to the red light runners that are really taking their lives(and those lives of the innocent people with green lights) in their hands.

I've seen so many people blow through lights that are red seconds before they get there, it's not funny.

Nowadays, when I'm first in line at a red light, and the light turns green, I always do a "1 mississippi, 2 mississippi" and look closely both ways before I start to move forward.

Gotta be careful out there, lots of idiots on the roads.

In regard to parking spots, I'm with Creamo on this one. I always park out in the empty part of the lot and walk in. Makes the chances of getting door dings much less.

Aztec, gotta agree with you on the people who don't use turn signals. They should be shot. Same with tailgaters.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2003, 10:22:56 AM »

people who come to a complete stop and wait 5 secs to make a right hand turn also need to be shot.

Creamo · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2003, 10:35:03 AM »

I knew that was coming Mav. I have plenty of respect for peace officers that do their job, compared to retired ones that just won’t let go and have loads animosity for bbs members here that goof on them for their silly game monikers. Were you that anal on the job?

Of course for clarification, I can’t remember saying people that damn near kill someone in a traffic offense should not be pulled over. I’m thinking it was not wearing a seat belt minding their own business obeying traffic laws, and not having to deal with your types I agree with.

Retirement should not be so seething. Buy a bottle of scotch and a good cigar. You didn’t REALLY kill Goose.

Maverick · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2003, 11:10:39 AM »

Exactly what was it about seatbelts that I said is it that you don't agree with? (other than inviting you not to use one) I don't recall ever saying I pulled someone over for not using them as that isn't sufficient cause for a stop in my old jurisdiction.

Who is this "goose" you refer to? You keep bringing it up.

Creamo · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2003, 11:24:49 AM »

I'm not falling for "The Good cop, Retarded cop", act.

Cougar put you up to it.

Maverick · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2003, 11:43:26 AM »

So no answer other than a veiled insult is the crux of you position. I get it now.

Cougar now? Anymore animals you're going to bring into the thread. Not a referance to the bbs poster animal either.

1K0N · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2003, 11:47:51 AM »

I have started to see the Police and Sheriffs running the Red lights now.... Not very impressive...
Down in Florida we have reached the 6 cars run the red light, used to be 4...

capt. apathy · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2003, 11:52:31 AM »

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I have started to see the Police and Sheriffs running the Red lights now.... Not very impressive...

you may have just crossed the point of deminishing returns. where so many people are running the redlights that it is no longer safe to go on the green. then it becomes only safe to procede on red, if you go on green surely a car going on red from the other way will hit you.

umm, I think.....

SOB · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2003, 11:55:58 AM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
So no answer other than a veiled insult is the crux of you position.

Why should he answer...you're the one who brought it up in an attempt to hijack the thread. Use all of the rolleyes you want, but you started it.